Cloaking of collagen frees up the flow

Munich: Blood clots often form when lipid-rich plaques on the inner surface of arteries rupture and platelets aggregate at the site of injury. LMU cardiologists have now compared the effects of two new platelet aggregation inhibitors. Blood clots that form in arteries – so-called arterial thrombosis –are among the most common causes of heart attack and stroke. They are particularly prone to develop when ‘atherosclerotic plaques’, fatty deposits that build up within the inner lining of major arteries, fracture and break.

Thrombosis - a question of clotting

British Heart Foundation: Thrombosis is the process by which clotting occurs whenever there is damage to a blood vessel. It involves small cells in the blood called platelets, and proteins which circulate throughout the bloodstream. During clot formation, these platelets and proteins are rapidly stimulated to form a clot in order to plug the site of damage and prevent blood from leaking out of the vessel. Blood clotting, although critical in healthy healing (it forms the scab when you cut yourself) can also be dangerous…